hell is she up to now, and more importantly, why? Yet it makes others gaze from afar in admiration. In the words

of Travis from Gym Class Heroes, Its

all gravy, baby, lifes lovely; even when the gray rain clouds right above me.

Even though I cant imagine doing anything else, boy, does it rain

But look here, we have plenty of time to get into all of

that. First, let me tell you a little

about me.

Im a young African-American

woman of diverse ancestry, born and raised in Baltimore County, and dwelling

briefly at times during my childhood years on the West Coast, San Diego, to be

exact. I have a pretty interestingly blended family, and at any given time,

theres a good chance that one of us could be contemplating the, uh, quick and

convenient disappearance of another, but for the most part, its all good.

Im a brain – albeit a mischievous one. I graduated from high

school early and managed to earn straight As throughout, in the midst of a few

minor incidents resulting in suspension or expulsion, but rest assure, it was

all in good fun (insert evil contemplative grin here, but moving right along ).

I have a Bachelor’s degree, a Master’s degree and a couple of

post graduate certificates, all of which I earned on a fast track, simply

because I was interested in the subject matter at that particular time – none

of which I use today.

In my constant quest for mental and creative gratification,

Ive walked away from every single confining career path that my education led

to, despite the healthy salaries that came with a few. And by no means am I

implying that it was a waste of time – I love, love, love learning and earning.

Its definitely a means to an end, and one of these days, I

may even pursue a doctorate – but my mind has proved to be a playground far

greater than anything I have ever pursued. That is, until now, which I suppose

is the very reason I ended up as an actress.

How exactly did I get here?

Well, quite honestly, after my last unfulfilling stint of

employment – not even the luxury of frequent

and reckless shopping could keep me there, and I love to shop – I found myself at home, leisurely sorting through my

inbox, when I decided to open a message that I would have normally skipped over. The subject line?

Yup, you guessed it: Casting Call.

Now, Id love for this to be the part where I say and the

rest is history, but its not, because with me, history is still being made. I

did land the part, the lead in fact, for an independent film called Hood Related [see Anwan Glover’s mention] which has yet to debut, but

features several cast members of The Wire.

And so, it was at that moment that my journey began.

From that point, and in just a years time, I began

traveling constantly, and on my own dime, between New York, LA, and Atlanta for

auditions and training. Ive been cast in five movies, one television show (Americas Most Wanted), one commercial,

and a print ad featuring LRG clothing.

I also snagged a .0004 second cameo in J. Holidays Be With

Me video by coincidentally walking down a street in DC where the video was

being shot, and being kidnapped by a pushy video director who spotted me

walking and barked at me to get back to

1! Before I could even explain that I wasnt in the video, I found myself

being shoved across the set by a production assistant and planted into

position. And so began my eight hour night, that

night.

At the moment, Im gearing up to film a feature remniscent of a modern day “urban” Romeo and Juliet, directed by Howard Gibson, featuring Lil Scrappy (who is slated to play my leading gentleman) and Parlae of

the Franchise Boyz. In this past year, Ive also had the

pleasure of working with so many talented actors and artists, including Kadeem